Nigeria vs Rwanda highlights: How The Wasps beat Super Eagles for dia final Afcon qualifiers match

Nigeria vs Rwanda highlights: How The Wasps beat Super Eagles for dia final Afcon qualifiers match
Nigeria vs Rwanda highlights: How The Wasps beat Super Eagles for dia final Afcon qualifiers match

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18 November 2024

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Di Super Eagles of Nigeria chop defeat for dia homeland as Rwanda score two goals to give diasef a chance for di African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers game.

But Rwanda no go still proceed becos Benin republic don qualify for di Afcon 2025.

Nigeria get 57% ball possession while Rwanda get 42% ball possession for dis game.

For di 59th minutes, Samuel Chukwueze put in a veri good goal as e drive through into di middle of di Rwanda defenders to put di ball into di net.

Meanwhile, three-time continental champions Nigeria dey among di kontris wey don qualify for di 2025 Afcon.

It’s not too long when Frank Onyeka stays with the ball with a good shot but it’s blocked by the defenders.

By di 72nd minutes, Mutsinzi Ange score for Rwanda from a comfortable side and no defender follow am struggle for di ball. na di goal give Rwanda di equaliser.

Three minutes later, Nshuti Innocent put the ball in the back of the net for Rwanda.

Sadly, by di 75th minute Rwanda dey lead already while Nigeria dey struggle to find more goals.

Both Ola Aina and Ademola Lookman are not at this game for the sake of their clubs to play a game for the weekend.

Starboy goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali no dey around too sake of personal matter, na why Maduka Okoye enta di goalpost as keeper.

Dis 1-2 result no really affect Nigeria for di Afcon table becos dem don qualify alreadi but many Nigerians no dey happi.

How di match happen

90+5mins– Samuel Chukwueze wit di last minute shot into di goal post but e no score.

90+3mins- Frank Onyeka wit di move again, but Osimhen dey offside. Referee blow

Good Attempt!!! But di Rwanda goalkeeper stop am. Frank Onyeka dey try small small.

90+1mins– Moses Simon wit good dribble.

90mins- Nigeria defender dey give so much space for di Rwanda team but dem no dey ginger at all

89′ SUBSTITUTION- Victor Boniface out, Umar don enta for Nigeria.

88mins– Chkwueze playing good forward ball coordinating di game from di front.

86′ OFFSIDE- Be like say Moses Simon sabi dis pass eehh, good pass to Chukwueze but na off.

85mins- Onyeka wit di fast ball. Nigeria trying to play a calm ball.

He loves Chance Missed!!! Victor Boniface lose dat ball afta a good dribble inside di box 18.

82mins– Good set piece by di Rwanda players, good dribble.

80 min– Onyemachi playing from di wing to find Boniface but di Rwanda team dey play correct ball as dem don dey ginger.

SUBSTITUTION. Victor Osimhen don enta ooooooooo.

Rwanda score again. Nshuti Innocent put di ball for back of di net

74mins– The Nigeria team is relaxed for this game. It could be because they’ve qualified

Mutsinzi Ange score for Rwanda from dat comfortable side and no defender follow am struggle for di ball.

70mins- Frank Onyeka wit di ball, good shot but blocked by di defenders.

Corner for Nigeria as Chukwueze quickly take am but di keeper push am comot.

Good Attempt by Victor Boniface wey still dey find a goal for Nigeria.

68′ SUBSTITUTION – Ntwari Fiacre out, Buhake enta as Rwanda goalkeeper.

66mins– Ntwari Fiacre, the Rwanda goalkeeper is affected with some kneel injury.

62mins– Anoda chance for Nigeria, but Chukwueze no fit catch up wit di ball.

61mins– Rwanda don make dia changes as Bosco don comot but dem go still need 2 goals to progress.

59′ Samuel Chukwueze!!!!. That was a very good goal as Chukwueze drove through into the middle of the Rwanda defenders.

Nshuti dey pocketed by captain Troost-Ekong.

55mins– Maduka Okoye is doing very good goalkeeping today as he catches all the ball that comes his side. The Rwandan team seemed desperate for a goal.

50mins- What A Chance!!! Bonifaceeeeeee. What a free header, dat was almost a goal for Nigeria to lead di game. Victor Boniface give one good header from di corner kick wey Moses Simon give am.

Corner kick for Nigeria. Moses Simon go take am.

47mins– Moses Simon neva stop to dey dribble di Rwandans.

45mins– The second half has begun and it is still a goalless draw but the Rwanda team wants to make the different so they can qualify

Moses Simon again, e find Victor Boniface… ohhhhh pass blocked.

45mins– Moses Simon dribble from di corner, good crossing into di box 18. Kelechiiiiiiiii, oh good moment for di Super Eagles but di shot by Iheanacho dey blocked by di goalkeeper.

44mins- Poor tackle by Mugisha Gilbert against Nigeria midfielder.

43minsCorner kick for Rwanda afta Osho give a good tackle to Bizimana Djihad. But di corner no produce any goal.

41mins- Gabriel Osho with good defense against the Rwanda team. Moses Simon with an incredible run from the front but the Rwanda defenders stood firm.

Another good tackle by the Nigeria defender.

39mins- Free kick for Rwanda straight to di hand of Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye.

36mins– Captain Troost-Ekong wit good tackle.

30mins– Victor Boniface wey still dey find goal for Nigeria dey confident wit di ball today like always. e carry di ball wit some impressive moves to find goal, but di Rwanda players no shake.

25mins– Rwanda goalkeeper Ntwari Fiacre dey active for goalpost today as e dey try help im kontri qualify for di Afcon game in 2025.

A win for Rwanda go give dem big hope to qualify.

20mins– Di two teams dey play wit confidence to find goal wey go add to dia points for di qualifiers table

Manzi Thierry wit good dribble for di middle but di Nigeria midfielder no gree for am.

14mins– Rwanda go dey hope to find a point but be like say Super Eagles no go gree even though dem don qualify alreadi.

12mins– Ruboneka Bosco carry di ball, move forward to scare di Nigeria defenders but dem block am. Di players dey relaxed.

10minsCorner for Nigeria. Kelechi Iheanacho takes in the corner, but the goalkeeper punches the ball out.

9mins– Dele-Bashiru gets the ball. Ohhhhhhh, Alhassan finds the ball, on the counter oooo, but the defender recovers and blocks the pass where he wants to give Boniface.

8mins– Onyedika played with Iheanacho for the side as they tried to free up space to the middle but Alhassan who was given the ball chopped hard tackle.

7mins– Rwanda dey find one point to qualify. Omborenga dey play good defence for Rwanda as e dey block everi ball wey dey come im way.

Ola Aina is not in this game, Ademola Lookman is not in this game too for the sake of going to their club to play a game for the weekend

5mins– Moses Simon carry di ball, more forward to give a beautiful crossing but di Rwanda defenders block am. Di ball don go back to Rwanda players

3mins– Nshuti of Rwanda playing good ball for di Nigeria box 18 but di defenders block am from going further to dia goalpost

2mins– Alhassan takes the ball from the middle, passes it to Dele-Bashiru but the shot he fires is blocked.

Bright Onyemachi take free kick for Nigeria.

0 min– Di match don start for di Godswill Akpabio stadium for Uyo

Nigerian players dey high five

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Team squad

Nigeria: 1. Okoye (GK), 2. Osayi-Samuel, 6. Osho, 13. Onyemaechi, 5. Ekong (C), 20. Onyedika, 10. Dele-Bashiru, 12. Alhassan, 22. Boniface, 14. Iheanacho , 15. Simon

16. Obasogie, 9. Osimhen, 8. Onyeka, 19. Umar, 17. Iwobi, 18. Collins, 4. Ndidi, 11. Chukwueze, 21. Bassey

Rwanda: 1 Ntwari Fiacre (GK), 13 Omborenga Fitina, 3 Imanishimwe Emmanuel, 5 Mutsinzi Ange, 17 Thierry Manzi, 15 Mugisha Bonheur, 4 Bizimana Djihad (C), 7 Ruboneka Bosco, 12 Mugisha Gilbert, 19 Nshuti Innocent, 16 Dushimirimana Olivier

Buhake, Gad, Taiba, Hadji, Jojea, Muhire, Rubangala, Samuel Niyomugabo, Gilbert, Kavita Niyigena

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